In celebration of Older American Month, we will share and explore shortcuts. A shortcut is defined as an accelerated way of doing or achieving something. And your iPhone and iPad offers dozens of shortcuts that are not just nice to know but are fun to use and share. This ranges from keyboard shortcuts, widgets, actions and even a new Shortcuts app.

Every week this month, we will share a shortcut that you can use to save time and effort.

May is Older Americans Month – Let’s Connect, Create & Contribute

In May, the Senior Tech Club will focus on Shortcuts that you can use on your devices. These shortcuts will help you use your device to connect, create and contribute.

Do you have a common phrase that you find yourself texting frequently?

Or is there a common closing that you add to your emails?

If you do, you can create a keyboard shortcut that saves time and typing. By creating a shortcut you can turn turning a couple of characters, e.g. “gm” into a commonly-used phrase like, “Good Morning.”

Below are the news and headlines from the Senior Tech Club. This includes events and items of note from the Club.

Here are the highlights:

Woman’s Club of Minneapolis June 4, 2019

I will be presenting my Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do workshop at the Women’s Club of Minneapolis on June 4, 2019. I’m looking forward to engaging with this community-focused organization at their beautiful facility in Minneapolis. Click here for information about the workshop, Learn about the organization and it’s mission here.

IOS 12.3 Release – Upgrade Recommended

IOS 12.3 was released on May 13, 2019 and upgrade to this version is recommended for Senior Tech Club members and fans.

At the Senior Tech Club we use the principle that our members don’t need to be the first installers of a new release. We like to let the rest of the marketplace to do the first installation and testing. During the few days following the release, I monitor @AppleSupport on Twitter and the IOS channel on Reddit looking for concerns.

I upgraded my iPhone on May 17 with no issues. The upgrade took about 20 minutes.

During this month we have been looking at some functions that you can use to help with your device spring cleaning. Not only are these tips helpful to keep our device tidy and organized, but are also good for your safety and security. The National Cyber Security...

Many of us grew up with the annual tradition of spring cleaning. In many houses this is where the really deep cleaning would occur as the household was beginning to appreciate warmer spring weather. I'm sure many Senior Tech fans can tell stories of spring cleaning...

I can honestly say that I have saved hundreds of dollars by watching YouTube videos. Not a bad deal!!A recent example was when my automotive repair shop quoted me $80 to replace the cabin air filter in my Prius. After searching and watching a YouTube video (< 4...

Spotlight Search on your iPhone or iPad is an awesome resource. And this week I learned a couple of new capabilities that I wanted to share. Spotlight Search is the search function that you access by swiping down from the middle of your home screen. See the...

It seems that we Seniors can sometimes be obsessed with how old someone is. Maybe we are comparing. Maybe we are applauding the accomplishments of "older" people.Regardless of the reason, when Joan and I are sitting and watching award shows like Sunday...